Glyssa Perez attended the collaborative meeting with Presidential Commission of Urban and Poor (PCUP) in Malacañang last June 5, 2018.

The meeting was led by PCUP Commissioner Norman B. Baloro that aimed to tackle the proposed activities on “Kabahagi: Kabahaghari”, an initiative on the social inclusion of the Urban Poor LGBT Community by PCUP.

Perez discussed the prevention of breast cancer in the Philippines. She is advocating the said cause with the help of ICanServe Foundation.

"Last Tuesday June 5, I had the opportunity to present the
importance of raising awareness of breast cancer, especially here in the
Philippines. I was very excited and
grateful for the opportunity. It was a successful collaborative meeting and
they were very accommodating," Perez shared her experience in Malacañang.

"Breast cancer is prevalent in our society, especially in the
Philippines. There are many cases of women around the world who develops breast
cancer without knowing it, and die from it. Unfortunately, that is the case for
many Filipino women. They develop breast cancer without knowing it, and they
either die from it/ or are too late in their stage in breast cancer. That is
the reason why, there is a need to inform and educate Filipino women and men
about breast cancer. Because it is not just women that can develop breast
cancer, but also men. Breast cancer is curable if detected early and treated
properly", Perez added.

Also present in the meeting is Zara Carbonell, founder and Managing Director of Dear Self. She also presented the social inclusion concept including self-Awareness of LGBT and awareness on breast cancer.